LOADINGERROR LOADINGPro Football Hall of Famers Ed Reed and Ray Lewis took down Donald Trump’s White House on Sunday for featuring them in a video cheering on the administration’s war on Iran.The White House shared a video on social media last week that used two clips of the former Baltimore Ravens greats from their playing days.Advertisement
One clip shows Lewis making a key block as his Baltimore teammate, Chris McAlister, takes a missed field goal for a 107-yard touchdown return in a 2002 “Monday Night Football” game. Another clip shows Reed make a massive hit on Indianapolis Colts cornerback Waine Bacon in 2004.The White House video mixes these NFL highlights with recently shared clips from U.S. Central Command that apparently show missiles dropping on Iran, where Iranian health officials say over 1,200 people have been killed in U.S.-Israeli strikes since late last month.The video, captioned “Touchdown” and set to the AC/DC hit “Thunderstruck,” features additional bombing footage wedged between highlights of several other NFL and college football players delivering big hits.Advertisement
A representative for Lewis confirmed to HuffPost that the White House didn’t reach out to him or his team for the video.“This is something we do not agree with and would like Ray to be removed,” the NFL star’s representative wrote in an email.Ray Lewis encourages the Miami Hurricanes football team prior to a College Football Playoff Semifinal game at State Farm Stadium on Jan. 8, 2026, in Glendale.Steve Limentani/ISI Photos via Getty ImagesAdvertisement
In response to journalist Ben Jacobs flagging the video to him on X, Reed simply wrote, “I do not approve this message.”I do not approve this message https://t.co/ZN8x3cUxsI— Ed Reed (@TwentyER) March 9, 2026It’s unclear whether other footage in the White House video shows actual strikes on Iran.Last month, the White House embarrassingly used footage from the 2022 sinking of a decommissioned U.S. Navy frigate in a hype video captioned “Lethality 🔥🦅.”Advertisement
HuffPost has reached out to the White House for comment.Ed Reed speaks onstage during Verizon’s “Run the Playlist Live” at Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 10, 2024 in Las Vegas.Jeff Schear via Getty ImagesBack in 2017, Reed slammed Trump after the president questioned why the NFL was getting “massive tax breaks” while players were “disrespecting” the U.S. by kneeling during the national anthem to protest racism and police brutality.“Dear Mr President, your right about everything but the players that are protesting the injustice this country has done to people since 1600s,” Reed wrote on Twitter, which is now X.Advertisement
Just days earlier, Reed had blasted Trump over his various controversies in a different Twitter post.“Our President said he would grab what again? Did he apologize? Dude throwing Paper towels, did he apologize?” the NFL great wrote.The White House has been criticized for churning out wild clips featuring celebrities like Sabrina Carpenter, Ben Stiller, Kesha and others without their consent.Advertisement
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